Why Shoot the Teacher? (1977)
- Directed by
- Silvio Narizzano
- Genre
- comedy drama
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 40m
- Rating
- 6.2 of 10 from 6 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
How it feels
A young teacher moves to a remote rural school in Canada during the Great Depression. He struggles to connect with the wary local students and adults.
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What happens
Why Shoot the Teacher is a 1977 Canadian comedy-drama film directed by Silvio Narizzano and starring Bud Cort, Samantha Eggar, Kenneth Griffith, and Chris Wiggins. It is based on a book of the same name by Max Braithwaite. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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